Golda Meir
Golda Meir served in office as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel. She was elected as Prime Minister on the 17th of March in 1969. Previously, she held offices as the Minister of Labor and as the Foreign Minister. She was often referred to as the “Iron Lady” of Israel. She resigned in 1974, the year the Yom Kippur war ended.
Independence Day 2025: A 'conversation' with great figures of Israeli, Zionist history - opinion
My questions, their words – genuine quotes spanning 130 years of vision and anticipation.
Sarah Davidovich: Jerusalem photojournalist with winning style and smile
Drawing relevant lessons from Nixon’s 1973 Middle East diplomacy - opinion
Striking back: Israel's bold message through recent high-profile assassinations - opinion
Still trust Biden on Israel? Don’t - opinion
Israel's people "will remain proud Jews, standing by the principles that Israel and America will continue to share long after Biden has been forgotten," the author writes.
Before biometrics: Israel's earliest passports and travel documents
The first Israeli passport issued was in the name of Golda Meir, who at the time worked for the Jewish Agency and was soon to become Israel’s ambassador to the Soviet Union.
Editors Notes: Biden heard the words of Israeli PMs, but didn't actually listen - comment
President Biden, we literally have no place to go. And no, as Begin told you, we won’t sit back and wait for someone else to eliminate Hamas.
Bibi’s Golda moment: Netanyahu is faced with the same situation as Golda Meir - opinion
Half a century on, Benjamin Netanyahu faces the same combination of public wrath and political dead end that Meir faced when Passover 1974 approached.
More female representation in government, please - opinion
Women are not better than men, but they are also no worse. It is time to meet the challenge laid down decades ago by our one and only female leader.
The deeper resonance of celebrating women each and every year - editorial
As long as gender equality exists in this world, Women's History Month and International Women's Day must be at the top of the agenda in Israel.
Yom Kippur War: Newly released archives detail Israel's POW deal with Syria
As part of its collection marking fifty years since the Yom Kippur War, the National Archives of Israel has detailed the role of US Sec. of State Henry Kissinger in the Israel-Syria negotiations.
Israeli Black Panthers founder, former MK Charlie Biton dead at 76
Biton served as an MK for the Communist party Hadash for 15 years, and then endorsed the Shas Party after retiring from political office.
Guy Nattiv’s ‘Golda’ wins Cinema for Peace award
Golda, the story of how Israel’s only female prime minister coped with the outbreak of the 1973 war, shared the prize with two other recent films that deal with issues connected to human rights.
Soviet Jewry's unsung heroes - opinion
Rabbi Jonathan Porath is well-known within his activist and conservative circles. For most of us, however, he is an unsung hero of the movement to liberate Soviet Jewry.
President Biden, there is broad consensus Palestinians are not ready for state - opinion
An open letter to US President Joe Biden.